We are going to relive an event that many of the longer serving members remember as the "Gut Buster". This was a running and walking event around the perimeter fence of the Karori Sanctuary. The Rotary Club of Port Nicholson always had a great turn out of members at this event and ended up being the permanent holders of the District Governors' Silver Platter, awarded to the top performing Rotary Club at the event. We won it 3 times.

Of course we won't cover the complete event course, we will only do the 9 kilometres around the fence line.

Meet up at the park, where the Scout Den is, at the top of Campbell St, Karori. We head off up the hill and walk around the fence line, covering Wright's Hill, the Wind Turbine, George Denton Park, and the Sanctuary entrance along the way. It will take 2.5 to 3 hours depending on how often and how long the stops to enjoy the views are.

A independent description of the track from a running site -

"Difficulty: The terrain varies from easy, to mostly intermediate, with some small sections of difficulty. These are generally not technical trails. In the colder (wetter) months you will want shoes with good grip. Wellingtonians will say that the trail is “undulating”, which means it is constantly up and down. It can get cool and gusty on the tops."

Come out and have some fun, fresh air, amazing views and great company.

As it is Fathers' Day we may get the Ladies to shout the Gentlemen lunch at One Fat Bird in Karori.

Please RSVP so we know to wait in case you are running a minute or two late.

Regenerate Magazine

RSVP ASAP but no later than 3pm on Monday 2 September. Please remember to include any guests you are bringing. Please advise if you have special dietary requirements in the comments box on the registration page.

Members please reply whether you are, or are not, coming to the meeting.

If you have completed the registration process properly you will immediately receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation email you may have forgotten to press "save" at the bottom of the registration page. Please go back and check. Thank you.

This is your chance to find out the achievements of the club last year, its financial well being and what the future holds.

RSVP ASAP but no later than 3pm on Monday 9 September. Please remember to include any guests you are bringing. Please advise if you have special dietary requirements in the comments box on the registration page.

A few of you had difficulties last week registering for the meeting. I am not sure what the problem was, but if it re-occurs please just send me an email and I will register you manually. This is particularly necessary if you have dietary requirements as these need to be organised in advance.

Members please reply whether you are, or are not, coming to the meeting. This assists us with our planning and reporting.

If you have completed the registration process properly you will immediately receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation email you may have forgotten to press "save" at the bottom of the registration page. Please go back and check. Thank you.

Middle East Correspondent Investigator

This week we hear from Julie Webb-Pullman, Middle East Correspondent Investigator

RSVP ASAP but no later than 3pm on Monday 16 September. Please remember to include any guests you are bringing. Please advise if you have special dietary requirements in the comments box on the registration page.

A few of you have had difficulties prviously registering for the meeting. If it re-occurs please just send me an email and I will register you manually. This is particularly necessary if you have dietary requirements as these need to be organised in advance.

Members please reply whether you are, or are not, coming to the meeting. This assists us with our planning and reporting.

If you have completed the registration process properly you will immediately receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation email you may have forgotten to press "save" at the bottom of the registration page. Please go back and check. Thank you.

Research - From the Lab to the Marketplace

As referred to in the Club Bulletin distributed on September 8, under the terms of our MOU with Wellington City Council (and under the H&S legislation) any Rotary Predator Free Waterfront volunteer is required to undergo training prior to initiating trapping activity. This training will be provided by Henk Louw, Biosecurity Specialist, Pest Animals at WCC. We invite you to undergo the training and of course you are very welcome to invite others to participate in the induction so they can be on our trapping Team.

The induction will be held at Wellington City Council, 113 The Terrace. Further location details will be confirmed once we know numbers. If you have questions please contact me on Brenda.Lazelle@gmail.com or 021 809 093.

Our Perambulators' October ramble on Sunday 13th October will be to visit again the Brookfield Outdoor Education Centre at 562 Moores Valley Rd, Wainuiomata, meeting at 9.30 in the carpark beside the main buildings. A chance to experience the wilderness of the Scouts property (5ha bigger than Zealandia) and also for those keen on our Predator Free waterfront initiative to take a close look at Brookfield’s Predator Free project which has been going for several months and is already at 200 kills.

Warwick proposes a different route from our last Perambulator hike - we’ll start with a 30 -40 min walk on the shorter route to Lock Hut which does include a short uphill climb. We’ll stop at Lock Hut for morning tea and to view the completed hut which was under construction last time the Perambulators visited. Following we have several choices of return tracks / routes heading out beyond Lock Hut including possibly experiencing a trapping line – about a further 40mins to an hour, or for those looking for a decent hike a 2hr circuit tramp over the Cameron and Crowther Tracks. Those who are time challenged could return directly to their car from Lock.

There is a day charge for being at Brookfield but Warwick suggests in lieu we contribute a couple of dollars each to purchase of a box trap or two.

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